LETTERS
Cuba’s response to flu Fly ash Investigate human rights abuses in Gaza May Day Stories
WORLDNOTES - Germany, Ethiopia, Australia, Ecuador, United Arab Emirates, Cuba
Germany: Nuclear withdrawal a campaign issue Ethiopia: Arrests pose quandary for U.S. Australia: Controversy over refugee rights Ecuador: President Correa wins Cuba: Foreign ministers hear from Raul Castro
Obama admin. launches renewable fuels programs
President Obama took two major steps this week to expand the use of renewable energy sources. First, he ordered the creation of a new administration 'biofuels working group.'
LETTERS
Life-changing Single-payer May Day in Havana Free Roxana Saberi Happy May Day
Obama needs a new policy on Colombia
The Obama administration has yet to be heard from on Colombia. The Colombia military alliance remains strong, as indicated by U.S. use of bases there to replace Ecuador’s Manta air base from which U.S. troops and planes were expelled.
100 days
As we mark the first 100 days of the Obama presidency, it is still necessary to ask, “Is this real? Is the eight-year Bush nightmare really over?”
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School has no heat! Immigrant and worker rights Fickle and volatile Support dental funding
WORLD NOTES: Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Russia, West Bank, Cuba
Nigeria: Transnat’l plunder leaves loose ends Sri Lanka: Noted author charges genocide Venezuela: Pacts on oil and more Russia: Workers hit the streets West Bank: Intimidation mounts Cuba: Support reform of UN Security Council
